Aneurysm, cardiac
Aneurysm, cardiac: An outpouching of an abnormally thin portion of the heart wall. Cardiac aneurysms tend to involve the left ventricle because the blood there is under the greatest pressure.
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Aneurysm, fusiform: An aneurysm that is shaped like a spindle and widens an artery or a vein.
- Aneurysm, miliary
Aneurysm, miliary: A tiny, millet-seed’sized aneurysm that tends to affect minute arteries in the brain and, in the eye, the retina.
- Aneurysm, racemose
Aneurysm, racemose: An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened and may rupture. The word “aneurysm” comes from the Greek “aneurysma” meaning “a widening.” A racemose aneurysm looks like a bunch of grapes. […]
- Aneurysm, renal
Aneurysm, renal: An aneurysm involving the kidney artery. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened and may rupture. The word “aneurysm” comes from the Greek “aneurysma” meaning “a widening.”
- Aneurysm, saccular
Aneurysm, saccular: An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular.